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AMD has raised GPU vendor pricing in China by up to $104 on the RX 9070, citing memory and manufacturing costs. International increases are expected to follow.
IDC's preliminary Q3 2026 tracker shows global PC shipments down 20.1% year over year. HP and Dell took the steepest declines, with memory pricing cited as the drag on demand.
Microchip and Navitas combine GaN power stages and a dsPIC33AK DSC into a single 800V-to-6V reference design for AI racks, targeting Nvidia's Kyber ecosystem.
A lead hyperscaler has placed about $6M in follow-on orders for Aehr's Sonoma package-level burn-in systems, targeting a second next-gen AI processor ramping in calendar 2027.
KLA-via-Semiconductor-Engineering explains how 2D, IR, and 3D metrology combine to catch surface, sidewall, and sub-surface defects in hybrid-bonded packages.
Astera Labs adds retimers, redrivers, cable modules, optical drivers and TAs to its Aries 7 portfolio, with sampling due in Q4 2026 ahead of OCP Global Summit demos.
Frore Systems adds an integrated diamond spreader to its LiquidJet coldplate, claiming 35% tokens/Watt efficiency versus skived coldplates for hyperscaler AI factories.
OMNIVISION's OG05D 5MP global shutter HDR sensor shrinks footprint 30 percent and cuts power 30 percent versus prior 5MP generation, aimed at barcode, factory automation and humanoid robotics cameras.
Microsoft priced the Surface Laptop Ultra at $2,599-$5,899 with October 16 shipping, debuting NVIDIA's RTX Spark N1X in a 15-inch mini-LED chassis and a breakaway USB-C port.
Intel is preparing a Core 2000HX mobile family on 'Raptor Lake Next' dies, reviving DDR4 compatibility for laptops while Nova Lake-HX takes the Core Ultra 4000HX name.
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